Villain: After Truncating the Heroine, the Protagonist Collapses

335: A city! Built by Yang Yucheng!In the Yang Family Stockade’s council hall, candles were lit.

All the forces, big and small, from the Eight Hundred Li Yang Family Stockade had gathered, not because Yang Yucheng had actively summoned them, but because they had all come on their own initiative.

When Yang Yucheng saw Clan Chief Yang Wei, they were already there.

The moment Yang Yucheng appeared,

the heads of about six or seven forces in the hall all rose, their gazes fixed on Yang Yucheng, their eyes filled with admiration, respect, and various other complex emotions.

Currently!

The Eight Hundred Li Yang Family Stockade was building a city, leveraging Yang Yucheng’s reputation.

Although the city was somewhat desolate now, with the Yang Family Stockade actively moving in, other stockade forces in the mountains were also willing to join, even if it meant continuing to submit to the Yang Family’s people.

But in these mountains, they were already doing the same.

Compared to the mountains plagued by beast tides, a city offered many more benefits, and it also allowed for trade with other cities.

No one wanted to stop progressing when there were more resources to be gained.

Especially when others were striving forward, standing still was tantamount to a significant retreat.

”Clan Chief!”

Yang Yucheng glanced at everyone, remaining silent, and approached Yang Wei, nodding slightly.

Yang Wei offered his seat, and Yang Yucheng accepted it without demur, sitting down.

”How is the discussion going?”

Yang Yucheng asked with a smile.

Yang Wei handed over their plans.

Yang Yucheng quickly scanned them.

”Not bad!”

He nodded in satisfaction.

The other force leaders in the council hall were all shrewd, with no hotheads or show-offs, making the process exceptionally smooth.

Yang Yucheng wasn’t very knowledgeable about urban planning.

Although he had experience as the head of a force, most of it was merely symbolic of strength; his management experience only extended to deploying troops.

Most high-ranking individuals were similar to him.

Yang Yucheng emphasized several suggestions, and the force leaders present readily agreed.

None of them were fools.

Inside the council hall!

When Yang Yucheng hadn’t appeared, everyone could still leverage their respective resources to speak a few more words.

But the moment Yang Yucheng arrived,

their words, while sounding like opinions, actually meant that none of them had the right to discuss.

The suggestions Yang Yucheng put forward were basically directly copied from the Heavenly Soul Sect’s Qingyun Grotto-Heaven and Qingyun City; Yang Yucheng also had some memories of other cities in his mind.

But Qingyun City!

For such a system and method to have been used for tens of thousands of years within the Heavenly Soul Sect, it must surely have some unique qualities.

Yang Yucheng didn’t need to know the profound secrets within it.

He only needed to copy it, following the same pattern.

Yang Yucheng arrived in a hurry and stayed for less than half an incense stick’s time.

But with his departure,

all the various figures in the hall collectively breathed a sigh of relief, finally evening out the Qi that had been constricted in their throats.

Some even used their wide sleeves to gently wipe away the fine sweat on their foreheads.

It was clear,

how immense the pressure Yang Yucheng had brought upon them during that brief moment was.

Yang Yucheng left the council hall.

He arrived at the foot of the mountain!

This city, soon to be built under the leadership of the Yang Family Stockade, was currently in a state of reconstruction; the Spiritual Vein in the cultivated land below could only be considered Medium Grade.

Even this had required a considerable amount of resources to lay the groundwork.

Originally, this was a desolate plain, and not to mention its proximity to the nearby mountains, where beast tides, even if buffered somewhat by the mountain range, would still pose a threat. Typically, cities are built in densely populated areas, never near these mountains.

Having danger right under one’s nose was truly not very wise.

But desperate times call for desperate measures!

The Yang Family Stockade simply didn’t have many good options.

Being able to establish this city was already quite difficult, so next—

Yang Yucheng needed to act.

Yang Yucheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a wave of his right hand, Spiritual Crystals from his Storage Ring, like small mountains, instantly piled up at various points around the city.

Then, with a series of rapidly changing hand seals, Yang Yucheng was not setting up a Spirit Gathering Array, but a Spirit Nurturing Array!

This would allow the Spiritual Vein beneath this city to be nurtured.

While it wouldn’t reach the High Grade level, it still held some potential within the Medium Grade, and should be able to reach an upper-medium standard, which would meet the basic conditions for building a first-class city.

This would also bring many future benefits to the city.

”I never thought!”

”Young Master still has a strong sense of belonging to the Family.”

Fang Ningbing said.

Blood Spirit was not in front of the two of them.

Since that day she met Lin Fan,

and was teased by Fang Ningbing, Blood Spirit realized that staying by Yang Yucheng’s side would only lead her deeper into entanglement, so she gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, and disappeared.

It was unknown whether she went to find Lin Fan or returned to the Red Blood Manor to continue cultivating.

After all, in the future,

if she wanted to see Yang Yucheng again, this might be her only path; even to see Lin Fan, she would probably first need to ascend to the Upper Three Sects Heaven and Earth.

Otherwise, waiting for Yang Yucheng or Lin Fan to return from the Upper Three Sects Heaven and Earth to the Lower Three Sects Heaven and Earth again—

such an opportunity was truly quite slim.

Especially as the two grew stronger, the probability would only become lower and lower.

Instead of placing all hope on others, strengthening oneself was the wisest choice.

Fang Ningbing’s beautiful eyes lingered on Yang Yucheng.

During this time!

She had been by Yang Yucheng’s side, learning his social etiquette and his conduct, and at the same time, subtly trying to entice Yang Yucheng.

Though not overtly, there were hints.

This was her original purpose in coming to Yang Yucheng’s side.

She certainly didn’t want to end up like Bai Shengjie, who was a cautionary tale.

With these hints, Yang Yucheng either genuinely didn’t notice or pretended not to, neither agreeing nor refusing.

For any woman, a man’s non-rejection provides them with a greater opportunity, so in these past few days, Fang Ningbing!

As Blood Spirit left,

her previously subtle methods became increasingly bold.

She, who was originally not very talkative, began to care about everything around Yang Yucheng, and even played some small tricks, managing her relationships with Unrepentant and Yang Lei quite well.

It seemed she intended to try a roundabout strategy.

Yang Yucheng shifted his gaze from the somewhat desolate city before them and looked at Fang Ningbing beside him, raising an eyebrow slightly.

At this moment!

Fang Ningbing, this ice-cold goddess, had unbuttoned the top few buttons of her clothes; her attire was not overtly revealing, but as the buttons fell open, it exposed large expanses of fair skin.

It was a deliberate action.

Coupled with Fang Ningbing’s alluring gaze, it was filled with the invitation to be ’plucked’.

”Young Master~!”

Biting her lower lip, Fang Ningbing’s eyes were like silk.

”You should know that I have concubines by my side!”

Yang Yucheng said.